This past September 11, four Americans, including our Ambassador, were killed in Benghazi. The responsibility for security failures has now been placed on the State Department. End of story? No. The deeper question is why did the U.S…

Today I rise to salute Emanuel Cleaver, II, my chairman and my friend, the Congressman from the great State of Missouri who was unanimously elected to lead the Congressional Black Caucus for the 112th Congress. As we move closer to…

I would urge my colleagues to support the Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2012, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Ohio (Mr…

It is with great sorrow that I rise today to address the senseless murders that took place in Newtown, Connecticut, this past Friday. Mass shootings are always difficult to bear. This one is exceptionally disturbing due to the loss of so…

I have no additional speakers on our side at this time, and so I continue to reserve the balance of my time.

In our continuing efforts to turn the tragic events at Newtown to high purpose, I include in the Record today two articles from the USA Today newspaper, one entitled, ``A Boy Lost in the Shadows,'' and another, ``Newtown Puts Mental…

I would like to rise in support of my dear colleagues from Connecticut and throughout our Nation in extending deepest sympathy and affection to the people of Newtown, Connecticut, as they bear the pain of human loss in the recent Sandy…

We are locked into a cultural matrix of thinking which produces violence, and we are shocked when its heartbreaking effects emerge. It's ``us versus them'' thinking, this evocation of enemies, whoever they are. On a global level, this type…

I thank the gentlelady from California for yielding. Mr. McKEON. I continue to reserve the balance of my time.

As a Representative from Ohio, a State that borders Michigan, I rise to stand in solidarity with the workers of Michigan. Many Ohioans I represent actually drive to work in Michigan. And due to the high-handed actions of Michigan's…

I thank you very much, Congressman Tiberi, for spearheading this Special Order to honor those in our delegation who have served with us so honorably these many years. I was reflecting and listening to our colleagues that, with the…

I am here today to extend my sincere and best wishes as five of my fellow Ohioans will be leaving the House at the adjournment of this Congress. Ohioans have benefited greatly from the dedication and service of Representative Steve…

I thank you for yielding. As a fledgling new Member of Congress in January of 2011, I realized right away that I had an awful lot to learn. And so many of our Ohio delegation reached out to me and gave me an arm around the shoulder, a…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I thank him for putting this hour together where we can recognize five outstanding Buckeyes for their service to their districts and to our great State. I want to start first with the two…

Thank you very much. I rise to pay tribute today to my faithful Ohio colleagues who will be leaving our ranks at the end of this Congress. Three of them represent districts that border mine, and all will be missed by our delegation. At the…

Nearly 50 million Americans--over 10 million children-- live in poverty and 46 million Americans on food stamps. According to the Census Bureau, without Social Security over 50 percent of people 65 and older would live and die in poverty…

Madam President, I rise today in support of the legislation before us and in support of the comments my Independent colleague from Connecticut just made which had to do with the Magnitsky provision, which I also support. I heard my…

This was to deny favorable trade status to countries that restrict immigration. Jackson-Vanik became antiquated more than a decade ago, but it proved that trade can be an instrument for improving human rights and the rule of law. PNTR now…